Fujiwara no Koretada
Fujiwara no Koretada/Koremasa (藤原 伊尹; 924 – December 9, 972), also known as Ichijō Sesshō, was a *anese statesman, courtier, politician and waka-poet during the Heian period. His poems were published in "The Collected Poems of the First Ward Regent", Ichijo Sessho Gyoshu, and in Hyakunin Isshu (poem No. 45). He was handsome and wise, and his personality was flashy.
Contents
- 1 Career
- 2 Genealogy
- 3 Notes
- 4 References
Career
Emperor Murakami named Koretada conservator of *anese poetry in 951.
Koretada served as a minister during the reign of Emperor En'yū.
- 970 (Tenroku 1, 1st month): Koretada is named udaijin.
- 970 (Tenroku 1, 5th month): After the death of Fujiwara no Saneyori, Koretada is named sesshō (regent).
- 971 (Tenroku 2, 11th month): Koretada *umes the office of daijō daijin.
- 972 (Tenroku 3, 5th day of the 1st month): The enthronement of Emperor En'yu is supervised by Koretada.
- 972 (Tenroku 3, 11th month): Koretada died at age 49; and he was posthumously raised to first cl* rank. He was granted the posthumous *le of Mikawa-kō. His body was buried in Tenanji Temple.
The immediate consequence of Koretada's death was a period of intense rivalry between his brothers Kanemichi and Kaneie.
Genealogy
This member of the Fujiwara clan was the son of Morosuke. He was the oldest son; and became head of the Hokke branch of the clan after his uncle Saneyori died in 970.
He was born between Hujiwara no Morosuke and Hujiwara no Seishi.
Koretada had four brothers: Kaneie, Kanemichi, Kinsue, and Tamemitsu.
Notes
References
- Brinkley, Frank and Dairoku Kikuchi. (1915). A History of the *anese People from the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era. New York: Encyclopædia Britannica. OCLC 413099
- Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). *an encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN:978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
- t...ingh, Isaac. (1834). Nihon Odai Ichiran; ou, Annales des empereurs du *on. Paris: Royal Asiatic Society, Oriental Translation Fund of Great Britain and Ireland. OCLC 5850691
- In the 13th century, the main line of the Fujiwara family split into "Five regent houses": the Kujō, Nijō and Ichijō (descendants of Kanezane); and also the Konoe and Takatsukasa (descendants of Motozane). To view the complete family tree, visit Fujiwara family tree.